Headlines!March 13, 1997

Macbeth crowns UCEV season of theatre | | eer

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by Rick Mawson

The UCFV Theatre department will
crown its 1996/97 season of theatre
with a compelling production of
Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Macbeth.

A chilling descent into the depths of
-a tormented murderer’s soul, Macbeth
is a brilliant documentation of the _
headlong pursuit of power, driven by
lust and ambition. Following the
promptings of his wife and the three
weird sisters, Macbeth, war hero and
newly appointed Thane of Cawdor,
stakes his claim to the Scottish throne
through the cowardly murder of his
lawful king. The fearful aftermath of
this heinous act is played out in a wild
paroxysm of revenge and death that
spirals inexorably to its bloody
conclusion.

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Martin Happer (Ross), Dino Pallone (MacDuff) and Warren Pullen (Caithness) in Macbeth.

Macbeth is directed by department
head Ian Fenwick. Hehas assembled a
cast of over 20 performers for this production made up mostly of
UCFV theatre students and augmented by community performers.

The leading roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are taken by
Ken Hildebrandt and Jenny Campbell, both upper-level acting
students. Ken last appeared as Claudio in the UCFV 1992
production of Much Ado About Nothing. Jenny was last seen in
‘our recent production of Under Milk Wood as Polly Garter. The
roles of the three weird sisters will be shared by five acting
students performing on alternate evenings: Ramona Elke; Sheri
Eyre, Kathleen Parsons; Eleanor Spooner and Emily Stone.
Local community performer Sam Dunbar plays King

Duncan: Theatre students Andrew Smith and Dino Pallone play
Banquo and Macduff. Dena Ashbaugh is Lady Macduff and
Kasey Kieler, who appeared as Ariel in last season’s hit
production of The Tempest, plays Malcolm. Other performers in
Macbeth, some playing multiple roles, include: Casey Baker,
Sheldon Jeans, Martin Happer, Richard Heaven, John Jenkins,
Jeffrey S. James, Marcus Lawrence, Kurtis Maguire, Alia
McKellar and Warren Pullen. Cody Edmundson, a Chilliwack
boy, will make his debut in the role of Macduff’s son.

Set design for this production is by Warren Pullen, with
costume design by Tiffiny Westby; and costume construction is
supervised by Yvonne Krehbiel. Lighting designer is Jim
Wenting; stage manager is Sandy Tait
and combat coach is Delwen Stander.

Macbeth
Opens Friday, March 14
at8 p.m.
in the UCFV Chilliwack
theatre and runs
March 15, 19 to 22,
and 26 to 29 witha
12:30 p.m. matinee ~
Thursday, March 26.
For information and
reservations call 795-2814
or e-mail. .
mawsonr@ucfv.be.ca.

Three of the weird sisters in Macbeth (the roles will be shared among five students).
L-r: Ramona Elke, Emily Stone, Kathleen Parsons.